Karl Lundholm is an amateur Swedish photographer turned Aussie resident with a passion (and huge talent) for surf photography. I love his relaxed style and use of powerful muted tones. Check out his website but clicking on the pic below.

Engineer by day, bokeh hunter by night. Amateur photographer Takashi Kitajima has developed a beautiful portfolio that takes the art of bokeh photography to the next level. Check out his work by clicking on the pic below.

Acclaimed British photographer Jimmy Nelson travelled the world Between 2010 & 2013 to document some of the most fantastic indigenous cultures left on the planet today. His work is simply stunning. Give the pic a click and see for yourself.

Without spending a dime, Australian photographer Shantanu Starick has successfully completed 187 trades, traversed five continents and remained on-the-go for the last 29 months, all by exchanging his photography for food and shelter. Just brilliant.

Cick on the title above to read more about Marius Veith's inspiring journey from 9 to 5 market researcher to full-time photographer. He says "The truth is, my old job might pay well and offer me a high standard of living, but that’s not what I want in life. I don’t care for money, nor do I care for materialistic happiness. True happiness can’t be bought. It’s the simple things in life, like breathing the air, looking at the stars, eating good food, laughing and sharing moments with wonderful people. That’s why I love life and art". Check out some of his now award winning photos at&nbsp;www.mariusvieth.de.

Really interesting behind the scenes footage of how the National Geographic winning photos are selected. Gives you a lovely insight in to the difference between a good photo and a great one. It's the captures that capture (just click on the header above it'll take you to the video, enjoy).

When Brandon Stanton lost his job as a bond trader he took up photography. His pictures of strangers on the streets of New York became huge hits on Tumblr and Facebook – and now his book, Humans of New York has debuted at No 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Truly inspirational.

Rosie Hardy shot to fame by... well shooting herself to fame. After doing some amazing portraits of herself, friends and family Maroon 5 stumbled across a picture of hers on Flickr that was perfect for their new album. The rest is history. She's got some great pictures on her sight, especially her fine art work. Just goes to show if you've got talent and explore your passions anything's possible. Very inspiring. Don't think i'll be doing the half-naked shoots of myself though... not quite as appealing!